7 Types Of Horrible Clients You Meet At Work

Dealing with clients is an inseparable part of our career. Whether you are a freelancer, graphic designer, copywriter or an entrepreneur, at one point in your career, you must have dealt with clients. Some of them are truly a blessing in disguise while the rest are there only to make your lives miserable. We have listed below 7 such horrible clients that most of you must have worked with in office.

1.The ‘Oh I Changed My Mind Again’ Client

Such clients would tell you one thing to do and once you complete the task in the exact manner, they would change their mind. They are the avid followers of the concept, ‘change is the only thing constant.” Working with them is a nightmare because your projects would never finish on time, thanks to their never-ending expectations.

2. The One Who Pays Peanuts

Thanks to these kinds of clients, you often get confused between working and doing charity. The money they provide you for your hard work is as good as working for free. They are the reason behind your amazing negotiation skills, because every time you ask for money, you end up settling for less.

3. The One Who Doesn’t Understand Time Zones

It is 4 a.m. in the morning and you already have 3 voicemails and multiple Skype reminders. They don’t care whether you are in office or with friends in a club at 12 in the night. Such clients don’t understand the concept of time or the fact that you have a life which does not solely revolve around work.

4. The Micro Manager

These clients want to manage anything and everything under the sun. It’s frustrating because they give out a message that they don’t trust your work and that you can’t do anything without their guidance. They believe that if anything goes wrong, their reputation is at stake (which is true), but this fear often drives them crazy and it shows in their attitude towards you.

5. The Manipulative Client

The deadliest of all is this particular category of clients. They are so good at manipulation that you might as well start worshiping them for working with you. Even their insults are sugar-coated in a way that you would go overboard just to keep them happy. They make you feel that whatever goes wrong, it’s because of you and the sad part is that you believe it.

6. The Indecisive Client

These clients would go around seeking approval from anyone and everyone they meet in this world. The sole reason being that they are highly indecisive in nature and live in a constant fear that things might go wrong if they don’t consult with anyone. It’s okay to be concerned about the project, but their fear jeopardizes your efforts, causes delay in your work and drives your project off the track.

7. The Forgetful Client

You shared some amazing ideas with your client and he promised to revert in a day or two, so you can start working on your project, but the only problem is that he forgot and you ended up doing follow ups without any fruitful result. Dealing with these kinds of clients is difficult because you have to multitask here – you not only work on your project but also work as his PA to remind him about the work.